Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis

The Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Frankfurt in late April or early May.

Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis
Frühjahrs-Preis des Bankhauses Metzler
(Stadtrat Albert von Metzler-Rennen)

Group 3 race
Location	Frankfurt Racecourse Frankfurt, Germany
Inaugurated	1965
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Bankhaus Metzler
Website	Frankfurt
Race information
Distance	2,000 metres (1¼ miles)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	58 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies
Purse	€55,000 (2012) 1st: €32,000

History

The event was established in 1965, and it was originally called the Adolf Schindling-Rennen. It was named in memory of Adolf Schindling (1887–1963), a Frankfurt-born businessman who owned the successful stud farm Gestüt Asta.

The race was given Group 3 status in 1982. For a period it was sponsored by Steigenberger Hotels and run as the Preis der Steigenberger Hotels. It was later backed by BMW and titled the BMW Händler-Trophy.

The banking company Bankhaus Metzler took over the sponsorship in 2000. Since 2016 it was moved to Baden-Baden to be run at its spring festival and renamed the Ittlingen Derby Trial.

Records

Leading jockey (7 wins):

• Eduardo Pedroza – Shrek (2007), Scalo (2010), Earl of Tinsdal (2011), Novellist (2012), Wai Key Star (2016), Langtang (2017), Royal Youmzain (2018)

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Leading trainer (11 wins):

• Heinz Jentzsch – Bussard (1967), Sayonara (1968), Don Giovanni (1969), Samun (1970), Muffel (1971), Lua Vindu (1978), Ataxerxes (1980), Abary (1983), Lontano (1985), Monsun (1993), Savinelli (1994)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1965	Geck	Peter Alafi	János Pejacsevich	2:06.20
1966	Asil	Harald Ziese	Andreas Hecker	2:03.20
1967	Bussard	Werner Krbalek	Heinz Jentzsch	2:07.20
1968	Sayonara	Werner Krbalek	Heinz Jentzsch	2:14.80
1969	Don Giovanni	Fritz Drechsler	Heinz Jentzsch	2:14.80
1970	Samun	Fritz Drechsler	Heinz Jentzsch	2:12.50
1971	Muffel	Horst Horwart	Heinz Jentzsch	2:10.20
1972	Wendel	Harald Ziese	Theo Grieper	2:10.30
1973	Belmondo	Manfred Kosman	Hans-Georg Thalau	2:10.80
1974	Meinberg	Erwin Schindler	Karl-Heinz Schultze	2:10.30
1975	Frescobaldi	Uwe Mathony	J. Hochstein, Sr.	2:10.00
1976	Furiant	Greville Starkey	Theo Grieper	2:10.40
1977	Leviathan	David Wildman	Adolf Wöhler	2:14.80
1978	Lua Vindu	Peter Kienzler	Heinz Jentzsch	2:13.40
1979	Königsstuhl	Franz Puchta	Sven von Mitzlaff	2:08.80
1980	Ataxerxes	Peter Schade	Heinz Jentzsch	2:06.40
1981	no race
1982	Ditano	Greville Starkey	Theo Grieper	2:09.40
1983	Abary	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	2:10.60
1984	Der Wind	Pat Gilson	Theo Grieper	2:06.50
1985	Lontano	Andrzej Tylicki	Heinz Jentzsch	2:06.60
1986	Vif-Argent	Ralf Suerland	Peter Lautner	2:11.50
1987	Le Glorieux	Alain Lequeux	Robert Collet	2:06.90
1988	Exactly Sharp	Dominique Regnard	Robert Collet	2:02.60
1989	Riamo	Georg Bocskai	Hartmut Steguweit	2:10.50
1990	Diable au Corps	Dominique Regnard	John Hammond	2:08.40
1991	Tao	Ole Larsen	Andreas Wöhler	2:07.83
1992	Iron Fighter	Andrew Riding	Horst Steinmetz	2:07.65
1993	Monsun	Peter Schiergen	Heinz Jentzsch	2:06.44
1994	Savinelli	Peter Schiergen	Heinz Jentzsch	2:07.72
1995	Speedster	Alessandro Schikora	Bruno Schütz	2:08.25
1996	Ardilan	Torsten Mundry	Horst Horwart	2:08.57
1997	Ungaro	Terence Hellier	Hans Blume	2:12.70
1998	Nadour Al Bahr [a]	Andreas Suborics	Mario Hofer	2:07.48
1999	Imperioso	Andreas Suborics	Peter Schiergen	2:07.63
2000	Kallisto	Andreas Boschert	Hans Blume	2:07.72
2001	Blue Baloo	Billy Newnes	Andreas Schütz	2:15.74
2002	Maranilla	John Egan	Eoghan O'Neill	2:09.64
2003	Flambo	Filip Minarik	Peter Schiergen	2:12.00
2004	Apeiron	Jean-Pierre Carvalho	Mario Hofer	2:08.74
2005	Königstiger	Filip Minarik	Peter Schiergen	2:12.80
2006	Prince Flori	Henk Grewe	Sascha Smrczek	2:07.81
2007	Shrek	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:07.03
2008	Kamsin	Andrasch Starke	Peter Schiergen	2:10.18
2009	Glad Panther	William Mongil	Uwe Ostmann	2:08.38
2010	Scalo	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:07.85
2011	Earl of Tinsdal	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:08.41
2012	Novellist	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:11.27
2013	Vif Monsieur	Koen Clijmans	Jens Hirschberger	2:14.40
2014	Sea The Moon	Andreas Helfenbein	Marcus Klug	2:16.64
2015	Shadow Sadness	Rene Piechulek	Christian von der Recke	2:16.40
2016 [b]	Wai Key Star	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:04.23
2017	Langtang	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:02.38
2018	Royal Youmzain	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:06.79
2019	Accon	Jiri Palik	Markus Klug	2:04.64
2020	Soul Trai	Bauyrzhan Murzabayev	Andreas Wöhler	2:04.88
2021	Sea Of Sands	Lukas Delozier	Jean-Pierre Carvalho	2:04.99
2022	Queroyal	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	2:05.57
2023	Fantastic Moon	Rene Piechulek	Frau S Steinberg	2:05.97
2024	Augustus	Michal Abik	Waldemar Hickst	2:16.90

^a Aboard finished first in 1998, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.

^b Since 2016 it is disputed in late May or early June at Baden-Baden and named the Ittlingen Derby-Trial.

See also

• List of German flat horse races
• Recurring sporting events established in 1965 – this race is included under its original title, Adolf Schindling-Rennen.

References

• Racing Post / siegerlisten.com:
  • 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
  • 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • 2023, 2024
• galopp-sieger.de – Frühjahrspreis des Bankhaus Metzler.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Race Detail (2012).
• pedigreequery.com – Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis – Frankfurt.